Lego Party Games

So far I have shared what Lego themed food and drink we had at the party and what the guests go to take home in their party bags. Today's post is a show and tell about the games and activities we got up to. 

Ryan's birthday party was on the last day of term before the Christmas holidays. With so much going on in December - multiple Christmas productions, school discos, visits from Santa and festive fetes - the children were tired. So I planned a mix of games and quiet activities since I didn't want any overexerted, tearful party goers! As it  turned out, the children were all absolute angels and had a blast so I needn't have worried.

I made sure there were plenty of colouring activities to hand. This kept the kids happy while we were waiting for other guests to arrive and also provided a quiet activity for any worn out children who wanted a break from the games and craziness. There are some great printable colouring pages and dot to dot pictures on the Lego website. 

Around the room were several other Lego activities that I didn't actively draw the children's attention to but which were there for anyone who was interested. For example my boys both receive the free Lego Club magazines every quarter, and these often come with "spot the crook" or "how many characters can you find" posters inside. I had a few of these saved and tacked them to the wall for the party. Most of the guests were 4 and 5 year olds, but there were older siblings present. So I also had some trickier activities they could have a go at such as Guess the Number of Legos in the jar. 

At our last Lego party - which fell in the middle of summer - we did a Lego hunt out in the garden using Duplo bricks. This wasn't an option in late December so instead I cut out a bunch of paper minifigures and hid them around the playroom, and the children had to work together to find them all. I used this Lego Kirigami template for the figures. 

I wanted to make a "pin the tail on the donkey" style Lego game but wasn't sure if I would have time to make it. So I bought this "pin the shark on the water" poster as back up, which comes with shark stickers and a Lego man blindfold. In this picture you can also see one of the paper minifigures from the Lego hunt game (can you spot it?) and one of the aforementioned "spot the crook" posters. 

This is the "pin the face on the Lego head" game which I ended up making as well. You could do it so each child gets a go at pinning all the facial features on, but I prefer getting the children to work as a team and letting them do one feature each. My kids love this, they think it's hilarious!

Bingo is a very popular party activity in this household! I forgot to take any photos of the finished cards though, so here is a sneak peak of the printable instead. You will be able to download and print your own Lego Bingo printable from this blog on Thursday. 

Another thing I forgot to photograph was the "design a Lego minifigure" activity, but you may remember I mentioned it in the party bag post last week. We bought a bunch of Lego figure parts from the Lego shop (enough to create one minifigure per child plus plenty spares) and separated them into pots, i.e, heads in one pot, legs in another, etc. These pots were then passed around and each child selected a part from each so that they could design their very own minifigure. The finished minifigure was then added to their party bags so they could take it home as a party favor. I've done this at both Lego parties and it is always very popular with the children, they get so excited!

After the kids had eaten it was time for some quieter activities until home time, as the kids were starting to tire. Some of the children chose to do some colouring or drawing, and some chose to get crafty and design their own Lego minifigure masks. Since most of the kids were young this involved a lot of sequins and glitter - I was still finding sequins long after Christmas!

And finally, this is something from our summer Lego party a couple of years ago:

It seems I didn't actually take any photos of that party (doh) so this is a current picture, hence the now shabby paintwork and damp weather. I painted a Lego character onto a large board and the kids took it in turns to play "shoot the crook" using Nerf guns. They were assigned points based on where they managed to hit him. The Lego crook has been living in our toy shed ever since and my boys still use him for target practice occasionally, especially when they have friends round. 

Love Lego parties, I'd do one again in a heartbeat!

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